CAF Cards aim to get young people to focus on issues covered in the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), the standardised approach designed to assess young people's needs and help professionals intervene earlier.
The cards - each with an image representing, for example, "behaviour" or "family" - are based on neuro-linguistic programming, which has followers across the world but is dismissed by some as pseudo-science.
The pack of cards, which cost £65, was developed last year by Positive Steps Oldham, a company providing a range of young people's services, including the town's branch of Connexions and its youth offending service.
Dave Stewart, training manager at Positive Steps Oldham, claimed feedback on the cards, used by local authorities in London, Newcastle and Blackpool, among others, had been positive.
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